Do you bark your shin? Had a potato in your sock?Strange family sayings

[julia5]

My DP thinks my family a bit strange for our sayings. What things do you say that are incomprehensible to others?
Btw barking your shin is when you catch the bony part on the front of your lower leg; a potato occurs when your toe pokes through your sock!
Am new to MN (my second post)

Our version is "tha's a mardy arse" or "got a cob on".

"got munk on" is another

In my house you're throwing a steckie when you're having a tantrum! (??)

LOL at all of this thread

Pussycat, I lived in one Yorkshire village where a miserable, whining person would be called 'mardy'. Moved seven miles and it was suddenly 'mornjy' (no idea how you spell it).

we have 'huggles'not hugs
we also have 'crest fallen' with a hand action of hand bent over on your head =(tired and emotional)

This is so funny lol. OK who is going to have a stab at this one ? Its food -related...FHB MIK (hissed at family by my mum) x

"oooh this Sophie's a bit micky disco"

(trans: This lentil based Indian side dish is quite hot - temperature wise, not relating to any spicy excess)

in my house it was

Whats for tea?......Bread and pullit

How long will it be?........How longs a piece of string.

oh yeah and we call an alley a 'jity' not sue how to spell it

Your as thick as two short planks

You've got a face like a wet weekend.

pussycatmomma-'took his bat ome' is the same as 'tuk es ball bak'

anyone get told they've got ducks disease?

Julia, is the first bit 'Family Hold Back' ie let the guests have their share first and you get what's left?

i like the creative ways of saying someone's a bit dim

a sandwich short of a picnic
10p short of a taxi fare

Edam - you're right, Family Hold Back. Go on, have a stab at MIK. (I'm off to Band Practice in a mo not back til 10 pm so apologies if you get left in limbo) x

Ok here it is in full - Family Hold Back More In Kitchen, hissed by my mum in a snake like manner (oo er) x

I've just thought of another! I found myself saying the other day when DD had a little cough while feeding
'has it got bones in it?'
My nan and Mum used to say it. Mardy is another word I grew up with. It has a very interesting story behind it. I'll look it up tomorrow as I'm not sure of the details

Yeah, we say mardy, as in grumpy. But it has shades of meaning, elsewhere in the country (I'm in East Mids) it means angry I believe.

My dad used to say he could "sleep on a hatpin", I've adopted this when really tired.

GB glad I got your test right. How are you btw?????

Lol - I've said that before. And if an adult has a splinter I ask if they've been scratching their head

Was your father a glazier? if you stood in front of the tv. Were you born in a park?- for leaving the door open and causing a draught.

We say move your feet lose your seat if someone moves and you can 'claim' their space. Also we go for a 'wee noozie' for a nap

no....you're born in a barn if you don't shut the door and 'you make a great door....but a crap window' if you stand infront of the telly

Actually DH says "Are you from Bardney" instead of born in a barn for leaving door open.

He's from Lincoln, Bardney is nearby, but that doesn't really explain it...

"used to spit in our bucket" usually follows someone's name.

My grandparents were both from Sheffield so I recognise a lot of the comments on this thread. Grandma was always muttering "I'll go to the foot of our stairs", and I've also heard the bill's mother comment and the going round Millhouses one.

peachy, I asked my 5 week old this morning if it'd got bones in it when she started coughing..

aaahhh, i tell my best friends daughter it must have bones in it when shes having a little choke This thread has really made me smile.
btw, im from nottinghamshire, mardy to me has always meant miserable, whiney , whinging etc, maunjy is used for Maunging around, sort of thing your mum would say to you when you were a teenager hanging around with nothing better to do.

Blimey what a fabulous response to my post.
Any more strange sayings out there? x

DP's Grandad says 'You're like a barber's cat -- full of piss and wind' when someone burps or farts.